The Real Outperformer? Bonds

By

Patrick McGee

Updated March 5, 2013 11:20 a.m. ET

U.S. stocks are getting all the attention as they soar to new highs. But bond fans can boast that their investments have easily outperformed equities in the five-plus years it took the Dow Jones Industrial Average to break even.

The blue-chip index roared past 14164.53, its old record, Tuesday, lifting its 2013 total return to beyond 8%.